Barnett Campaign TV Spot

In a four-round advertising campaign on behalf of the Joint Association Coalition, the Foundation has run this television spot on Time-Warner cable in the Barnett Shale (DFW) area. The spot has run in slots on major cable channels, including Fox News Channel, CNBC, CNN Headline News and MSNBC. This significantly expanded the reach to the general public, generating nearly 1.2 million "household impressions" during a 4-week period.

Key Topics

• Energy Education – Schools

• Public Education on Energy – Adults

• Education on Oil data

• Education on Natural Gas data

Did you know — U.S. oil production's average of 5.595 million barrels per day in 2011 is 13% higher than 2008's average, and it is at an eight-year high.

Our Mission

The Foundation for Energy Education is a 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers. It provides information to citizens, to improve public knowledge of oil and gas issues, and presents energy education to schoolchildren in classrooms all across Texas.

Media Campaign provides oil and gas facts to DFW public

The Foundation has just conducted a multi-wave, Barnett Shale multi-media campaign, focusing on the economic benefits of oil and gas production to Texas citizens, while paying $8.5 billion in state and local taxes and royalties, and creating  315,000 high-paying jobs. 

For details on economic benefits, click here. For info on oil and gas operations, click here. To see an  overview of oil and gas exploration and decision-making, click the NExt video Launch button (right column).

Fox News' John Stossel Debunks Oil Myth

In a report that he did while still at ABC's 20/20, Fox anchor John Stossel shot down the myth that the world is running out of oil. Using interviews with industry experts, Stossel shows how plenty of oil is left to develop.

NExT animated video shows oil & gas operations

Courtesy of Schlumberger, the Foundation offers an animated, comprehensive, oil and gas E&P video from NExT (Network of Excellence in Training), showing economics and decision- making . NExT partners include Schlumberger, Texas A&M Univ., Oklahoma Univ. and Heriot Watt Univ.. To launch this video, click on the button below. For additional, specific videos, click on the Citizen Partnership/Multimedia menu button.

MOLU schedule gearing up for 2012

Students use MOLU station 6 during a visit in San Antonio.

The Foundation, in partnership with Offshore Energy Center (OEC), has just completed its fifth week-long trip of the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU), this time to schools in the Wichita Falls/Graham area. The sixth and final MOLU visit will begin shortly, to schools in the Abilene area. Thousands of students use the MOLU to gain knowledge of geology and oil and gas operations. Already, for 2012, the Foundation plans to sponsor MOLU trips to Dallas/Fort Worth, Corpus Christi/San Antonio, Tyler/ Kilgore, Wichita Falls/ Graham/Breckenridge and Abilene.  One or two extra visits may still be added for next year.